The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) released state abortion statistics for 2018 which showed an increase of over 3,000 procedures in 2017. According to IDPH, 42,441 abortions were performed, 3,112 more than the previous year. A total of 3,578 of the patients reported they were married Illinois residents. Some attribute the nearly 8% increase […]
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Pastors’ Conf. head gets 40-day extension on line-up request
Nashville, Tenn. | David Uth, president of the 2020 SBC Pastors’ Conference (SBCPC), has sought and been given an extension to enter into a time of prayer and fasting before responding to the SBC Executive Committee’s (EC) request for a conference line-up program change. The SBC EC voted at its February 17-18 meeting in Nashville […]
ERLC leadership objects to pending SBC Executive Committee probe
Nashville, Tenn. | The top volunteer leadership of the SBC’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has posted a five-point objection to plans by the SBC Executive Committee (EC) to conduct an examination of the ERLC’s work. Now the EC has countered in response to ERLC claims the pending study is “disrespectful.” The Executive Committee […]
Conservative Baptist Network to formally launch in Orlando
A group described as “grassroots” Southern Baptists has announced the formation of the Conservative Baptist Network to address concerns about the direction of the denomination. The group will hold its first meeting June 8 in Orlando. “We are concerned about the current road our Southern Baptist family is traveling. It is a road that is […]
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